I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, June 25, 2012

Day of Celebration (June 25)

  • This morning, I participated in a ceremony (which, until I got there, I thought was going to be a parade...oh Korea) to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Along with other foreigners (including Abby, Nida, and Ingrid), I represented one of the 16 countries, who were a part of the UN at the time, that helped Korea during the war. Now, you might think I carried the US flag, since I am American. No no, today I was a Luxembourger! Woohoo! It was fun. And I got to use my color guard skills for old school color-guarding! (I definitely held the flag the best ;)) The best part was meeting the other foreigners that stuck around for coffee afterwards. I think it is so cool that I'm still meeting new people!
  • Afterwards, Pastor Richie kindly drove many people home. And he said to Abby, Ingrid, Nida and I, "Do you guys have time to celebrate my birthday?" They kind of needed to get back to school but we silently decided we should celebrate with him, so Nida replied, "On one condition...you let US buy the cake!" You could tell he was really deciding! Haha but he let us and we had a very yummy chocolate one from Paris Baguette, to celebrate his and Ingrid's birthdays :)
  • I took today off because I wasn't sure what time the events would be over this morning. So I took the afternoon to apply for jobs. I finished my applications (including cover letters, which are really hard for me) for Kalamazoo, Oakland and Washtenaw counties. Woo! Then, about 6 hours later, I got an automated email saying they'd filled all of the Kindergarten positions in Portage. Since this is the vacancy I was most qualified for, I now have very low hopes for the results of the rest of my teaching applications. This definitely brought tears. Oy.
  • Tonight, I met Ingrid and Nida for final Ingrid-can't-be-alone-in-her-apartment-for-her-birthday celebrations...haha that sounds a lot more pathetic than it was! We met at HomePlus (of course) and I got them really excited about Mom's Touch chicken sandwiches and fries...and then it was closed! I guess they don't think people eat dinner at 9:30 pm. Boo. But the hotdog place was still open and the ajumma who runs it was really friendly and seemed excited to have customers so late. We ate some yummy/unhealthy food and then went to - surprise surprise - HomePlus! Our favorite store :) It was fun exploring the aisles (Ingrid shops just like I do - aisle to aisle, front to back to front), even though we've been a million times, and trying to find a suitable replacement for Lindor chocolates with Nida. I'm so so glad I met them and that we've become such good friends :)
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